Contributors |
Preface |
Volume in Series |
Inflammation, Angiogenesis, and Lymphangiogenesis / Cornelia Halin ; Michael Detmar1: |
Introduction |
Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis in Inflammation / 2: |
Mouse Models of Inflammation / 3: |
Commonly Used Markers of Blood Vessels and of Lymphatic Vessels / 4: |
Measuring the (Lymph)angiogenic Response by Immunofluorescence / 5: |
Quantitating (Lymph)angiogenesis by Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting / 6: |
Measuring Vascular Permeability and Flow / 7: |
Material and Methods / 8: |
Acknowledgments |
References |
Color-Coded Fluorescent Mouse Models of Cancer Cell Interactions with Blood Vessels and Lymphatics / Michele McElroy ; Michael Bouvet ; Robert M. Hoffman |
Mouse Models: Fluorescent Tumors to Image Angiogenesis |
Color-Coded Tumor-Host Models: GFP Nude Mouse |
Color-Coded Tumor-Host Models: Nestin-Driven-GFP Nude Mouse |
Imaging Cancer Cell Trafficking in Lymphatics: Experimental Metastasis Model |
Imaging Cancer Cell Trafficking in Lymphatics: Spontaneous Metastasis Model |
Protocol: Production of Fluorescent-Protein-Expressing Cancer Cell Lines |
Protocol: Imaging of Cancer Cell Interactions with Blood Vessels and Lymphatics |
Protocol: Imaging Methods for Mice Expressing Fluorescent Proteins / 9: |
Summary and Conclusions / 10: |
Bone Marrow-Derived Vascular Progenitors and Proangiogenic Monocytes in Tumors / Kan Lu ; Chrystelle Lamagna ; Gabriele Bergers |
Methods for the Visualization of BMDCs in Tumors |
Analysis of Pericyte Progenitors in Tumors |
Screening Phage-Display Peptide Libraries for Vascular Targeted Peptides / Martin Trepel ; Renata Pasqualini ; Wadih Arap |
Methods |
Concluding Remarks and Perspective |
Avian Embryos: A Model for the Study of Primary Vascular Assembly in Warm-Blooded Animals / Paul A. Rupp ; Mike B. Filla ; Cheng Cui ; Charles D. Little |
Culture Insert Preparation |
Culture Chamber Preparation |
Construction of Microscope Incubator |
Construction of Electroporation Chamber |
Embryonic Culture Insert/Dish Preparation |
Cell Labeling |
Post-Incubation Fixation and Processing |
Whole-Mount Immunolabeling |
Plastic Embedding and Sectioning |
Mouse Models to Investigate Anti-Cancer Effects of VEGF Inhibitors / Yongping Crawford ; Napoleone Ferrara |
Xenografts |
Genetic Models |
Conclusions |
Molecular Imaging of Tumor Vasculature / Weibo Cai ; Sanjiv S. Gambhir ; Xiaoyuan Chen |
Structural/Functional Imaging of Tumor Vasculature |
Molecular Imaging |
Imaging Integrin [alpha subscript v beta subscript 3] in Tumor Vasculature |
Non-Radionuclide-Based Imaging of VEGFR in Tumor Vasculature |
Radionuclide-Based Imaging of VEGFR in Tumor Vasculature |
Experimental Section |
Summary |
Proteomic Mapping of the Vascular Endothelium In Vivo for Vascular Targeting / Noelle M. Griffin ; Jan E. Schnitzer |
Proteomics: An Overview |
Proteomic Methodologies |
Databases |
Quantitative Proteomics |
Application of Proteomics to the Vasculature |
Protocols |
Development of Coronary Vessels / Xiu Rong Dong ; Colin T. Maguire ; San-Pin Wu ; Mark W. Majesky |
Microdissection and Explant Culture of the Proepicardium |
Isolation of Total RNA from Individual PEs for Gene Expression Studies |
Explant Culture of the Epicardium |
Analysis of PE and Epicardium In Vivo by Scanning Electron Microscopy |
Methods to Study Coronary Vessel Development In Vivo |
Methods for Evaluating Uteroplacental Angiogenesis and Their Application Using Animal Models / Pawel P. Borowicz ; Shireen Hafez ; Dale A. Redmer ; Lawrence P. Reynolds |
Importance of the Uteroplacental Circulation to Normal Fetal Growth and Development |
Methods to Evaluate and Quantify Placental Angiogenesis |
What we have Learned from Studies of Uteroplacental Angiogenesis Using Animal Models |
Intravital Microscopic Investigation of Leukocyte Interactions with the Blood Vessel Wall / Klaus Ley ; Javier Mestas ; Maria K. Pospieszalska ; Prithu Sundd ; Alexander Groisman ; Alexander Zarbock11: |
Transillumination Intravital Microscopy |
Measuring Leukocyte Rolling, Adhesion, and Transmigration |
Spinning-Disk Confocal and Two-Photon Microscopy |
Conclusion |
Placental Remodeling of the Uterine Vasculature / Nathan M. Hunkapiller ; Susan J. Fisher12: |
Isolation and Culture of Human Cytotrophoblasts |
Isolation and Culture of First-Trimester, Human Placental Villous Explants |
Identification of Cytotrophoblast-Modified Blood Vessels in Tissue Sections |
Cytotrophoblast Migration and Induction of Endothelial Cell Apoptosis During Co-Culture |
In Vitro Models of CTB Endovascular Invasion Using Explanted Spiral Arterioles |
In Vivo Models of Human Cytotrophoblast Vascular Remodeling |
An In Vivo Experimental Model for Postnatal Vasculogenesis / Juan M. Melero-Martin ; Joyce Bischoff13: |
Isolation of Blood-Derived Endothelial Progenitor Cells |
Expansion and Characterization of Blood-derived Endothelial Progenitor Cells |
Growth of Human Smooth Muscle Cells |
In Vivo Vasculogenic Assay |
Assessment of Arteriogenesis / Michael Simons14: |
Anatomical Assessment of Arteriogenesis |
Microangiography |
Functional Assessment of Arteriogenesis |
Laser-Doppler Perfusion Imaging |
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Tissue Oxymetry |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
Methods to Study Myeloid Cell Roles in Angiogenesis / Michael C. Schmid ; Judith A. Varner15: |
Methods for the Study of Myeloid Cells in Tumor Neovascularization and Growth |
Author Index |
Subject Index |